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- 144 4 1 Wi 11. a Witt, _ , MR. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS EVERY EVENING, at Eight.—ROYAL ITALIAN VPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Mdlle. Carlotta Patti, Mdlle. Mario Krebs ; Mr, Levy, Mr. C,rrodus, and Ali Ben Sou-alle. Grand Selection from IL TROVATO RE, &c. BAND OF ONE HUNDBED PERFORMERS. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Promenade, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Amphitheatre, One On Thursday Next, Aug 11th, a Mozart Night. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy p'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. Alter which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. ining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her. D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. FoiTe ,, ter. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Baraett, and Miss I` ,nny Gwynne. Ng W THE ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHL— Sole Pronriotor and Manazer. M. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Billitzton, Stuart, Stephen n .Rom, r; Miss Wool gar, Miss K. Kelly. and Mrs. Bil :ingion. At V, ONE TOUCH OF NATURE. Penholder, Mr. Benjamin Webster ; Constance, Miss 11. Simms. 1 o conclude with a new N'arce, called MY WIFE'S MAID. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, It. Phillips, and Mrs. Alfred Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER, Last Five Nights of the present Season. Crowded with rank and fashion. E m s r q . ~a e n n d t i m i s d Froductien of an entirely new original Travestie of a ver y popular subject, by F. C. Binurwrilainichi, A h a U r S l AND MARG-UERITE , Mathews will appear. The ew scenery b) the celebrated artists, Messrs. 'Janson and Sons ; the incidental Ballet by Oscar Byrne. Re-eng,agement of those ce'ebrated and popular artistes, Mr. an i Mrs. Charles Mathews. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular n Imes of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. le yank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Paul Bt dtord, Mr. F. itobinson, Mr. Ashley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, mios Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fan n y JOSePIIS, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling-. E vERy EVENING, at 7 o'clock, A DAY AFTER THE wED.DING. Miss Herbert, and Mr. F. Robinson. At a quarter-past 8, a new Travestie, entitled FAUST A ND ATARGUERITE : Mr. Chas. Mathews, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Asilley, Mr. Montague, Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mr. W. chamberlaine, and Mrs. C. Mathews. At 10, USED UP. Mr. Charles Mathews ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Patti Joseph To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE. Mr. Ashley, and Miss Cottrell. On Friday, 12th August, Benefit, and last night of the pre sent engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mathews, a new and original comedy, in 3 acts, by Arthur Sket hley, Esq., en titled HOW WILL THEY GET OUT OF IT, in which Mr. and Mrs. C. IiATHEWS will appear. MOSE S AND SON 4• respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. 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Now that the Session of 1864 is one of the things o? the'past, it is well to cast a glance at some of the acts which have been carried, and to consider the effect which has been produced by the exertions made in divers quarters to carry out reforms, and to inaugurate improvements in our time-honoured institutions which command respect, but which have from unhappy causes been suffered to fall into disuetude, and fail in their original purposes. An able and interesting article in the United Service Magazine for this month, calls attention to the sub- 1 ject of Greenwich Hospital, and those who would become better acquainted with the details that relate to this place, and more fully informed respecting its management and also its mismanagement, cannot do batter than peruse its pages. Certainly there should be no institution more held in regard than _that of Greenwich, which is destined for the support and succour of those who have passed the best years of their lives, and expended their health and strength in the service of their country. Those who took pleasure in dwelling Oa the ideal view of the ques tion have long flattered themselves that in this structure was to be found a welcome for those veterans who have done their utmost to dee fend their country, and that safe in its fostering shades they passed a peaceful old age in recounting the feats which they had performed in their prime. Such a notion has been proved to b e a delusion, and the reports of those qualified to judge of the affair h ave exemplified the mela nc h o l y fact, that this noble institution has been perverted from its original object, n e e in a great measure has views of it s f ounders. Of late years failed to carry out the i t was noticed th a t the number of vacancies had considerably increased in this establishment, whereas formerly it had been found difficult to procure admission for the numerous claimants. The commissions that have been appointed have one and all declared the management to be very faulty, and this is the more discouraging, as it is well known that this style of investigation by commission does not always suc ceed in tracing the evils complained of to their source, and, moreover, often shelters the real offenders from blame. While the pensioners were insufficiently and inappropriately provided for, their wives and widows were neglected and ignored. The most disastrous management pre vailed in the regulations of the establishment, and indeed the abuses there prevalent would not have been tolerated at any place where due regard was had to the expenditure of means, and right views taken of the responsible natare of the service entered into. It would be difficult to understand at first sight how much an establishment of this class can be perverted from its original intentions, but w hen one comes to analyse details, inquire into principles, and investigate particulars, the sad but salutary information is acquired, and the searcher is mortified and surprised to find how the best-in tentioned purposes are of:en perverted, and what appears at first sight a laudable endeavour, may become in time a reproach and a scandal to the community once so proud of it. Few of our national institutions have been more neglected than that of Greenwich, and the excitement that has been aroused in its cause has not been inoppor tune or untimely. The best way to estimate the corruption and carelessness that crept into the sphere of the management is to reflect that the ex penditure in 1859, as compared with that of 1805, was double the Cost, whilst in proportion to the number of the pensioners it was more than treble. An elaborate accoant is given of the various conflicting accounts which were repre sented by several authorities to head-quar ters, and it will be the opinion of many that the Duke of SOMERSET deserves the credit here awarded to him for the production of his " Memorandum." Much has been done to mitigate the evils so justly complained of in the management of affairs at this hospital, but far more yet remains, and it should not be considered that the question is at all in a satisfactory state at pre sent. It is to be hoped that those who have so earnestly and energetically bestirred themselves to make the public acquainted with the several im portant failings met with in this establishment, will not slacken in their efforts, but try by every means in their power to bring their arguments home, so that a good effect may result to those so much in need of help, but who are unable to pro cure it in the way to which they are entitled. It is obvious to all who attentively consider this question, that the more they can go back to the ori ginal intentions of the founders the better it will be. With the innovations and alterations that have taken place of late years no good has accrued, no one has been really or permanently benefited, and the first objects to be gained at the outset have been nearly lost sight of in the confusion and diversity of opinion raised upon the subject. Sick, infirm, and helpless seamen have not found the " judicious care and kindly attention" which were so much needed, and which the bounty of the royal founders wished to bestow upon them. It is here mentioned that the widows of the seamen have been attended to by the Act passed last year, and the sons are also provided for, and w hen arrangements are made for educating and maintaining their daughters the re forms which have been so long needed in this noble institution wilt be completed. This may be true enough so far, but it seems to be a lesson for official and responsible individuals to ponder over, that the defective management of so important an institution is a thing to be greatly ashamed of. It may be asked why is so much of the public, money squandered away if no proper care is paid to esta blishments that especially demand a suitable super vision, and imperatively call for a strict and impar• Cal adjudication of their affairs. Much good may be done if all the requirements of the Duke of SOMERSET be carried out, but the real question at issue is why were such flagrant abuses suffered to creep in at all, and why when their growth was only tco plainly perceivable, were they suffered to take firm root and become localised, as it were, on a spot they should never have entered. Much may be learned as to the misappropriation of funds des tined for a special purpose, and the mismanagement of an institution intended for the safety and sup. port of a worthy class by the perusal of this article in question. The writer seems to have acted in the spirit of fair play throughout the whole of his difficult and delicate task. No thing extenuate nor set down aught in malice, should be the motto of all those who attempt to in quire into the mode in which such establishments are conducted. Too much attention cannot be paid to this subject, since it concerns the welfare of those who cannot help themselves or defend their rights. It is too much the custom to let these matters drop when once the fret excitement of the inquiries is over; but the fact is, that these evils ensue in con sequence of a :ong course of neglect, and if more general care were bestowed upon matters such parti cular instances of mismanagement would not occur. It is to be hoped that the sad state of affairs at Greenwich Hospital, which has so perplexed and disheartened the public in its recital, may serve as a warning, and that in future such anomalies may be an exception and not a rale, as too often occurs at present through the cupidity of some and the carelessness of others in the arrangement and con duct of affairs. The progress of time and knowledge has been instrumental in altering the position of many per sons and things. Old prejudices are dispelled, old errors exploded, and very often the verdict of our wise forefathers is completely reversed. Among those who are profiting by these changes is a very humble race of friends and servitors, who have just reason to complain of the manner of their general treatment. An old and homely adage tells us, " if you give a dog a bad name you may as well hang him at once;" and the popular but mistaken verdict which pronounced geese and don keys to be stupid has strongly exemplified this. The geese, indeed, have much the best of it ; having generally undisputed enjoyment of the common or the pond; the public estimation of their intellec tual capacity does not disturb their equanimity. Any sensibility that might exist on this point re stricts itself to their quills and the work they do apart from them; but the goose herself rejoices in her true elements with a better appreciation of the comforts of life than of its elegancies, IS'ot so the unfortunate ,donkey. For generation after generation he has been kicked, and cuffed, and generally ill-used by his masters. Un happily for him be is thanks to his patience usually put under the command of boys, and boys are u n d ou b tedly as a rule the most cruel of the human race. This is probably due to their utter want of sympathy. A man of sense and experience is unwilling to inflict unneces sary pain on any living thing, but if s uc h i n fl iction is nec essar y, no cu lti va ted mind can find a p l easure in doin g so . B u t th e b ru t e and insect c reat i on has a heavy charge against boys in general; and the poor donkey may head the list of complainants. After all our enlightenment there is a good deal of tyranny in the human heart; and doubtless the same sentiment which marches off Polish families to Siberia would, under other auspices, have de veloped itself in the ill usage of beasts of burden. There are not wanting very striking prcofa that the fault of the donkey's go called stupidity aLd per- I TEE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1864. verseness lies mainly with his owner, It is so easy to give the blame to somebody who can't answer you, or whose complaints at best are not very intel ligible ! He would certainly show much greater signs of stupidity if he paid much heed to his master or showed much gratitude for the treatment which he ordinarily receives. Like all animals he responds readily to good treatment, and is capable qf surprising improvement, The horse himself, if illused like the donkey, would soon deteriorate in some degree. Those who have seen French donkeys and compared them with the miserable hacks of our watering places, mast have been forcibly struck with the contrast. We are speaking merely of donkeys kept for hire, not of private owners ; but these animals fed mainly on the coarse bread of the poorer classes, and kindly cared for, show a degree of spirit and intelligence very difficult to meet with at Brighton or Hampstead. Englishmen usually pride themselves on their animals; English horses and dogs are famous throughout the world, but English donkeys !—the less said the better. It is therefore not too soon to see if something cannot be done to mend matters; and, accordingly, after cattle exhi bitions without number, after ornithological dis plays of various kinds, after successive dog shows, and a rumoured cat show, we are this day about to celebrate a very novel exhibition, Mules and donkeys are assembled together under the pro tecting shadow of the Agricultural Hall—nay, there are even to be races celebrated in the hippodrome, in recollection, we presume, of SOLOMON'S immoral aphorism. And the despisers of mules and con temners of donkeys may hide their diminished heads when they learn that their representatives come from far distant lands, and that there are several different classes of prizes. The Eastern lands donkeys and mules are of far more importance than here: and in journeys over rocky countries many travellers have found cause to be grateful to their sure feet and unwearied patience. Fine specimens of the Eastern and Spanish breeds are shown, and some beautiful specimens of Spanish and Mexican mules. The hero of the exhibition is, however, the Egyptian donkey, presented to the Prince of WALES by the Pacha of EGYPT, and exhibited by his Royal Highness. On this day, we believe, he is to wear his splendid trappings, studded with precious stones in true Eastern fashion. The humbler British races are of course represented, and the entries have, we hear, been much more nume rous than was anticipated for this very original display. Miss BURDETT COUTTS has offered three prizes of £5, £3, and £2 for the best-condition donkey used foe riding purposes on Hamp- stead and other heaths. This is an excel lent scheme, and likely to do much good. Similar in design are the prizes offered by some benevolent persons for costermongers' donkeys. It these classes can be taught to treat their animals better, and more humanely, it will be a great point gained. There is nothing so brutalising and de grading as the unrestrained exercise of cruelty ; and although, thanks to the exertion of the Society for its prevention, there is much less of it possible towards the lower orders than there was a few years since, there is still far too much, even as there is from man to man. Animals, like man himself, are " fearfully and wonderfully made," and we have been told whose care watches over the very hum. blest. It is, then, no sign of superior wisdom or dignity to abuse their belplesness, or the confidence they are so ready to place in man. It is difficult to argue against prejudice, especially among the lower classes. Facts teach a better lesson, and a good many lectures and sermons might fail to do poor long-eared lieddy the good which we hope he will derive from the Metropolitan Donkey Show. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. KIEL, AUG. 9. The clergy and gentry of the district of Kiel held a meeting in this town yesterday, at which 23 persons were present. The draft of a petition to the Schleswig-Holstein Commissioners was submitted for signature to the meeting. The petition explained the necessity of and de manded a common government for Schleswig- Holstein, under the protection of Prussia, and dwelt upon the importance of the closest union with that Power. After an animated discussion five of the assembly, viz, :—Ahlefhld of Olpenitz, Count Baudissen, Knoop, Luikner of Schulenburg, and the Cloisters provost Ahlefhld of Rantzau and Rohstorf, refused, to sign the petition. Herr Blome of Heiligenstadt was absent. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, AUG. 9. It is believed that his Majesty will not return to Berlin before the beginning of next month, and that at the end of September he will proceed to Baden to celebrate Us birthday of the Queen of Prussia. THE WEST COAST OP AFRICA. WITHDRAWAL OF IHE BRITISH TROOPS FROM THE ASHANTEE FRONTIER. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 9. The African Company's steamer Calabar, from the West Coast of Africa, arrived here at an early hour this morning. Her dates are—Benin, June 26; Fernando Po, July 1; Cameroons, 2d; Old Calabar, 4th; Brass River, 6th ; Bonny, 7th ; Lagos, 10th ; Accra. 12th ; Cape Coast Castle, 14th; Cape Palmas, 16th ; Sierra Leone, 21st; Bathurst, 25th; Teneriffe, 30th; and Madeira August Ist. She brings 900 ounces of gold dust. Among her passengers is Governor Freeman of Lagos. No news of interest had been received from the river. AU the British troops have been withdrawn from the Ashantee frontier. FRANCE. BOURSE, August B.—The market still continues dull as regards the amount of business doing, but with prices well maintained. Threes, for the Account, are unvaried at 66f. 35e. Mobilier have improved to 1,002 f., 50c. Railway Market quiet, but in general firm. The market continued firm to the close, and left off as fo 4t per Cents 95 Do. cad 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 40 Credit Mobilior.... 1902 50 Do. end month 1005 Bank Shares 3395 Credit Fonder 1225 Roman BAIL` llows Italian Loan 6B 30 Do. end month 6B 25 Ditto Threes New Mexican Russian Austrian Spanish Threes — Home Debt Deferred Cash. Account. 882 50 .. 882 50 980 985 910 913 75 Orleans ... Northern Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona 640 .. 641 25 515 .. 512 50 488 75 .. 490 -- 346 25 .. 346 25 427 50 .. 430 532 50 .. 536 25 442 b 0 .. 441 25 501 25 .. 505 237 50 .. 241 25 Death of Miss Catherine Sinclair. It is with the deepest regret that we announce the de cease of this meat estimable end accomplished lady. She was daughter of the late Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, founder of the Board of Agriculture, and the lion. Diana Lady Sinclair. She was born and educated in the Northern metropolis, and commenced her literary career by publish ing, above thirty years ago, two works, entitled "Modern Accomplishments" and "Modern Society." In the former work she exposed with much felicity and satire the mistakes and absurdities of modern female education in the higher circles ; and in the latter work she depicted what modern society is among the higher ranks—what their habits of thought and what their style of conversation. We are persuaded that the dialogues given by Miss Sinclair have a greater truth and reality than those of any author who has at tempted the same line of composition. Even in the pages of Miss Edgworth and Miss Burney we do not find the same b r illiancy combined with the same reality as in those of Miss Sinclair. These earlier works passed through numerous editions, and were followed by otters with a ra pidity of succession which surprised their readers. Her "Holiday House" is the delight of children —they see themselves described as they actually are, with capti vating fidelity. Her " Scotland and the Scotch," "Shetland and the Shetlanders," are full of vivid description, diversi fied by entertaining anecdote, and have been added by many to their Black's or Murray's H an dbo o k s . Throughout Miss Sinclair's works there is a reli g i ous an d moral tone which has led many a father and mother to place them with plea sure and satisfaction in her children's hands. Miss Sinolair's life was in accordance with her writings. In all companies her pres ence was f e lt as an acquisition; her wit and humour and v i vac it y en li vene d a ll around her. It was remarkable that w hil e Mi ss Si n clair entered into and added largely to the joys of the prosperou s, she sympathised deeply with th e sorrows o f the afflicted. Many will remember with affection a t e gra tit u de the tender care and solicitude with which, d a y a ft er d a y and night after night, she attended on the s i c k an d th e dying . No nurse was ever more assiduous than she. Most of her charities were given unostentatious l y and in secret—in many cases to p ersons w h o h a d seen better days, The inhabitants of her nati ve t own will now regard with deep er and more tend er i nterest the foun t a in which she was the first to build for the benefit of the poor, the Mission Station which she has long maintained at the Water of Leith, and the Cooking Dopots which at her own sole charge she established in the old town. May her admirable example invite others to imitate it I—Advertiser. MARKETS—This Day. HAY ➢ZARKZTS. ---- - ---- SMITHPIELD.—OId meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os; new do,12170111r161: do., £2 153 to £1 ss; clover, £4 to £6 Os; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs per load. Trade firm. : — cl O o l v d er m , WlirrEcitArg i , 4s to £l. 103 per toad. A. steady trade. e x ait o o w s to hay, x6 £3 OB Os; and d £s Bt O ra s iv ; , ne2 vl —Old meadow h a y , £ 3 Os to £5 Os; new do, £3 to 4 31 5s ; clover, £ 4 to £ 6 Oa; and straw, £1 4/3 to £1 10a, per load. Trade steady. •....0 ••••••• ....1. COLONIAL. TE A. ,— Businees h as been rather inactive, and the few dealings entered into have been of about previous rates. A small quantity is announced for public sale this day, SUGAR. —The market has remained dull, the rise in the value of money haying checked speculative operations. In the refined market there is little change of importance to report. COFFEE.—There has been a moderate inquiry for colo nial descriptions at about previous quotations. RICE.—A fair amount of business has been done in infe rior qualities of East Indian, without, however, any material change to report in prices. TALLOW.—The mar k e t has continued steady, but owing to the high ra t es current i n Russia, p r i ces h ave shown an upward movement. P.Y.C. on the epot is qu o t e d 4 1 s, 9d„ and last three mont h s 4 3 5 . 93, per cwt. COAL M .I K ET. Prioes of Coal per Ten at the close of the market. s . d. Cowpen Hartley 17 9 Eden Main l7 6 Tanileld M00r... 13 0 North Pelton Gas, 14 0 Hastings Hartley 17 9 Pensher Primrose 17 3 $. c' . Walls End. • Haswell ...19 0 Hartlepool lB 9 East Ilartlepool 18 9 South Hartlepool 17 9 Ke110e....•• •• • l7 9 South Kelloe 18 0 Heugh Hall 18 0 Hetton 19 0 South Hetton 19 0 Whitworth 15 3 lt, 65 ; sold. 48. Walls End. Harton ..............16 9 Caradoc .............15 3 Turistall . ......... .. 1 7 9 Ships at mark€ The first pocket of Kent hops, growth 1864, consigned by Mr Alfred White of Nettlestead and Yalding, to Messrs Hewitt, White and Co., Borough, was this day sold at £7 per cw t t o M essrs E. S wa b e y and Co., L ee d s, on behalf of Mea2rs John Young and Co., Pale Ale Brewers, Albion Brewery, Leeds. The clullity is very superior to the general run of first pockets, MR, ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS, The Opening Night. Last evening —to the delight of the nensic.loving portion of that still considerable section of the general public unhappily for them detained by circumstances a little while longer here in town when everybody else (who is anybody) is either hastening, or has already hastened to the seaside or to the continent—yesterday, we say, to the delight of the million, if not of the upper ten thousand, Mr. Alfred Mellon inaugurated in Covent Garden Theatre the fourth annual Belies of his autumnal concerts. There in the vast area of that noblest among all the arenas of public entertainment in the metropolis, better known as the Royal Italian Opera House, Mr Mellon was welcomed as hardly anyone else is welcomed now-a-days, who appears, baton in hand, as a popu lar concert giver, composer, conductor, all in one, in the centre of a nob:e orchestra. What the late M. Jullien never attempted, Mr. Mellon has accom plished. Namely, in the dead season of the year, he has virtually now, during three successive sea sons (and he is just now doing it again for the fourth), he hasvirtually created a soul (the soul ofenthusiasm) under the ribs of death—the death of the town, or at least of the season. Whereas nobody (as the phrase is) is supposed now to be in town—last evens ing, upon the first glance on entsring the Royal Italian everybody (again as the phrase is) seemed to be there. Dress circle, private boxes, amphi theatre, ;slips, and pit—every ordinary portion of the house had, as it always does somehow at Mr Mellon's magical summons, an admirable and over. flowing attendance. Literally an overflowing at* tendance for the extra-ordinary portion of the house on the occasion of these con certs, meaning by this the Promenade, was crammed at intervals during the night to absolute inconvenience Passing through those " halls of Balclutha" they were certainly not " desolate !" The resplendent edifice radiantly lit up, as it is now nightly during the:delightful weeks set apart for these concerts, rang again and again at very frequent intervals, not only with sweet sounds, vocal and instrumental, solo and choral, but with genuine bursts of enthusiasm. The performance last evening led off with Beethoven's para gon Overture among all the four overtures com posed by him for his Rdelio, incomparably the overture of overtures among those four—the Leonora. It was given magnificently by one hundred per formers selected by Mr. Mellon from the orchestras of the Royal Italian and the Musical Society of the metropolis. The very pick of these orchestras, we may reasonably set them down as, moreover, not only judging of the capabilities by their performance last evening, but simply bearing in mind the fact that these one hundred include among them the names of very nearly all the great solo instrumen talists numbered in the two orchestras from which they have been chosen. After a new quadrille, based upon themes taken from M. Gounod's last popular opera of " Mirelle." Mr. Carrodus, the English Violinist, gave brilliant evidence of his quality as a master of that King of instruments by his rendering of Ernst's fantasia from Rossiai's Otello. Then, came forth conspicuously on the platform in front of the orchestra, the Sensation Singer of the day among concert-goers, Madlle. Carlotta Patti! Hardly—in fact we may confi dently assert—not by any means, legitimate, is Mademoiselle Carlotta in her style of singing. Yet it takes, and takes too we should say, quite wonder fully. Her opening cavatina gave proof of her exceeding popularity, and proof of a kind, more over, that nobody could at all in istake. Whatever she sings necessitates a recall. Her extraordinary rendering of the "Carnival of Venice," as arranged for the voice by Mr. Benedict—and that we remem ber her singing by the way at Mr. Benedict's own concert, far better than she did last night—is, in its wcy, just a vivid exemplar of Madlle. Carlotta Patti, as a sensational ♦oealiet. The close of it was responded to by the enraptured audience yester day by a thundering encore—an encore answered by Madlle. Carlotta's singing, with charming " Gin a body meet a body coming thro' the rye I" The polacca from Bellini's " Paritanii and the bolero from the " Sicilian Vespers," won, for the fair vocalist, scarcely lees hearty acclamations. As for the solo instrumentalists who emulated Mr. Carrodus in entertaining the audience yesterday, besides a no less admirable player of the corset.a-piston than Mr. Levy, who gave with a sort of a whirling flourish of sonorous sounds the Whirlwind Polka, there were distributed among the selections —es, for instance, in Mr. Alfred Mellon's own glorious ar. rangement of selections from Verdi's Il Trovatore (one of the especial.treats of the night !)—abundant solos set apart-for trombone, flute, oboe, clarionet, horn, and ophechlide. Besides which the girlish young pianist, who has already been astonishing Londoners with her performances at the Crystal Palace, the Hanover Square Rooms, and St. James's Hall, always propitiating her audience by the unaffected childish bob of her very cults( y whenever she either approaches or rear( s from the music stool—Madlle. Marie Krebs was there among the stars of " Mellon's Con certs," shining as radiantly as ever in a superb fantasia on " Lucrezia Borgia." It is impossible to hear her—this gifted maiden of fifteen—without recognising in her tt very formidable rival to Mdme. Goddard. Foremost among all the novelties pro vided however, with so unstinting hand by the annual giver of these eminently popular series of entertainments—fi►et and : foremost among all the novelties provided for Mr. Mellon's admirers yes terday—stood forth, arrayed in magnificent oriental attire, his head encircled with a blood-red turban, his flowing beard descending upon a milkewhite bernous, and upon a richly em broidered raiment, the name of which we know not—Ali Ben Sou Alle—bearing in his hands a strange new gold-gleaming wind instrument, called by him a Turkophone. Whoever the per. former himself may be, we shall doubtless learn later on. Whispers have been heard identifying him with a second clarionet player in M. Jullien's orchestra. How correctly, or incorrectly, we can not even conjecture. At the least we can pro nounce his appearance last night as an indis putable success —as, himself, unquestionably a very gifted musician—and his new instrument the turko phone,if not an absolute novelty, as an instrument of wonderful compass, and exquisite tone, a tone blending the dulcifluous mellowness of the clarionet with a reverberant clangour, half that of the horn and of the saxophone: Ali Ben Sou Alle was encored with enthusiasm in his delicious performance of a fantasia on Bellini's " Somnambula." As the first part of the concert commenced with Beethoven's overture of " Leonora," the second part began with Mellon's overture of Marguerite, led, cf course, by the composer himself. And as the First Pal t closed loyally with the National Anthem, the Second, or in other words, the whole evening's entertainment, was brought to a close by a ecarcely resistible feet-moving galop by Bache—to the sound of which the delighted audience were dis persed. CUTTING A LION'S CLAWS.—The Brussels jour nals give an account of a curious surgical operation just performed on the great African lion belonging to the Zoological Society of that city. For some time past the animal has been suffering from disease in the feet, which necessitated the cutting of its claws. In order to do this without danger, a large box was prepared with a grated bottom, covered by a wooden floor, which could be with urawn, so as to allow the lion's feet to pass between the bars. Tho top of the box was also made to descend by means of screws so as to press on the animal and prevent it drawing in its feet. When the lion entered the box, the latter was turned on its side and the sliding bottom with drawn. Tho paws then slipped between the bars, and the screws above were tightened, M. Thiernasse, assisted by five pupils of the Veterinary School, then proceeded to cut away ih© claws. The patient bore the operation tolerably well, only ut.ering a short roar occasionally, and seemed relieved when the first paw had been cut and dressed. A keeper, to whom the lion is much attached, sat near its head and endeavoured to calm it by talking, evidently not without effect. The operation was successfully performed, and there is every reason to believe that the cure will be complete, • Adelphi Theatre. Last evening a farce, entitled " My Wife's Maid," which, if not very new as far as plot is concerned, was highly comic, and produced universal merri ment. Lysimachus Tootles (Mr. Toole), a weak young man with romantic tendencies, has acciden tally met in Battersea-park Barbara Perkins, a sentimental maid-servant, with a firm faith in des tiny (Mrs, Mellon). Tootles having conceived a passion for Barbara, introduces himself to her under the romantic pseudonym of De Ravensbourne; while the maid-servant, equally romantic in her tendon• oies, parts with her new lover under the high. sounding title of Mount Paddington. Meanwhile Tootles is compelled by his respectable father, Tootles, senior (Mr. Paul Bedford), to pay court to Lucinda (Miss Seaman), and, reluctantly visiting at her house, discovers in Barbara Perkins, the maid-servant, no other than his adored Miss Mount Paddington. The plot is further com plicated by the furious jealousy of Capt. Crack thorpe Cruncher (Mr R. Phillips), a blustering military gentleman. Barbara Perkins, alias Mount Paddington, at the time of her first interview with Tootles, alias De Ravensbourne, had attired herself without authority in her mistress's apparel, and a very exact description of a dress with 16 flounces and other articles belonging to Mrs Cruncher, brings the insane jealousy of the captain down upon the weak and vacillating Tootles. Al!, however, is eventually cleared up, and both Tootles and Barbara being cured of their romantic sentiments, the for mer is reconciled to the lady whom his father hes chosen for him, while Barbara resolves to bestow her affections on her original lover, a respectable grocer. Mr. Toole—" glorious Paul"—and Mrs. Mellon did their best for the author, and the result was an undoubted success. Everybody laughed heartily at the mock heroics of the would-be romantic lovers, and at the fall of the curtain the applause was general and enthusiastic. LORD DUNDREARY AT BADEN.—The following story is told in a letter from Baden :—‘, It seems that Mr Sothern passed through here a few days ago, but, as I need not tell you, nobody but his intimate friends re cognised, in the quiet gentleman in mufti, the amusing 'fellow' of the Haymarket. So Mr Sothern went his way unbored, for monstrari digito' is a bore when one is look ing for peace and quiet. When he had gone away it got rumoured at the rooms that he had just arrived there, and the very same evening, during the performance of the band, there was a general exclamation of There he is I' as an unlucky resemblance, not to the actor, but to the character, lounged unconsciously up to the portico and sat down. Yes, there he was, with glass and whiskers, dressed in a Cochin China coat, and looking exactly like the ' Dun dreary' so familiar to all the English, and even to many of the Continentalista here. One English family—father, mother (both wearing spectacles), two daughters, and a son from college—were in agonies of delight. The unfortunate man dropped his hat, and they were in fits. Entering the Conversation House, he stumbled over the step, and they were in raptures. Now, Mrs 8.,' says 8., I did promise I would not enter that nasty playroom, but I am dashed if I must not go and see that chap lose his money. We have reason to believe that the embargo was taken off for •that night only. Tho victim of this unwilling plagiary has fled, and it will ever remain a mystery if ho knew the great role he has filled here." COLONEL M'MURISO'S DISASTER,—A "London Irish Volunteer," writing to a contemporary with reference to the destruction of Colonel A.l'Murdo's mansion, with its valuable contents, by fire, suggests that every brother volunteer should at once come to the front, and give a general salute, in some substantial shape, to their gallant inspecting officer, Colonel fil'hlurdo, for the purpose of presenting to him a testimonial that shall, in some de geee, console him for the terrible loss ho has sustained by the destruction of everything that must be dear to an English officer, viz , his well and dearly earned honours.'. "We muster now," adds the writer, " nearly 200,000, and surely wo can testify our respect for and admiration of the gallant colonel to any desired extent. A Young man, only 19 years of age, the son of a physician, committed suicide yesterday in the Chauss6e des-Martyrs, by shooting himself with a pistol. Though the ball severely fractured the skull, the unfortunate youth survived three hours, and his only regret seemed to be the grief which his desperate act would cause his parents. It is said that his mind had become affected by exoebsive de votedness to the study of spiritualise,,, Harvest Prospects in Ireland, A correspondent of the Evening Post, evidently well informed, describes the appearance of the crops and promise of the harvest in the following terms : —" Within the past week I have had an opportu nity of hearing and—more important still—seeing a good deal of the crops of all descriptions in the counties of Westmeath, Galway, Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon, and Sligo, and in every instance I have to report most favourably. I shall not attempt to give you any cicse guess to the statistics which the Registrar-General will furnish to the public in a few weeks hence, but I can state with the utmost confidence that if the total area under crops this year approach the extent of 1363 the produce will be far in excess of the last return of Mr. Donnelly. There are two causes for this—in the first place, i❑ the counties I have named, the rule has been early sowing ; secondly, the weather all through has been more propitious than for many years past. As an evidence of the probable increase, I may mention that in previous years the potato crop is seldom as they say in the country, before the be ginning of August ; this year large quantities of excellent potatoes had been sent to market in the last week of June, and throughout the month of July, up to this first day of August. The harvest last year was considered a good average one ; yet there was a considerable loss of the potato crop from the blight ; this year there is no reliable complaint of blight having visited the tubers to any extent; some six or seven weeks since there was a report to the effect that the potato crop was seriously injured in the county of Leitrim, from the appearance of the leaves after a heavy storm of thunder and light ning; since then genial rains have positively im parted a green and healthy hue to what was con sidered a fatal decay, and I have learned that in fields which were supposed to be irretrievably injured the potatoes, with rare exceptions, are sound as could be wished for. This report will be considered the more satisfactory when it is recol lected that it is now past the time when the blight made its appearance in former years ; the latest period was from the 21st to the 24th of July, so that there is every reason for hope that we have passed the rubicon, and that, as far as this im portant crop is concerned, the present promise will be fully realised, As to the cereals, I have reason to think that there is a greater breadth under wheat than last year, and that orop, and the oats and bar ley—the latter is sown to a very limited extent in the counties named above—are most promising. In some favourable districts the sickle is at work, and should no untoward state of the weather ensue during this month of August the great bulk of the cereals w►ll have fallen before the reaper. The important flax crop also promises well. I need not tell you that the hay crop forms an important item in the farmers' asserts e apart from the home consumption this is the case. lam aware that hay was exported to a large extent last year to England and Scotland, and from the accounts I have seen of the effects of the want of rain during the summer in the former country I have no doubt it will afford a ready mar ket for a large supply this year; if so it is gratify ing to know that the crop in Ireland has been saved under most favourable circumstances, and is prolific beyond any year since 1859, Although not coming under the heading of crops,' it will not be out of place to mention that there is at this moment more turf saved than the entire quantity brought into use during the years 1862 and 1863. "If I do not much mistake the experience of the past five years has materially changed the opinions of those who imagined that Ireland was only suited for pasture. The registrar general's returns mark a great reduction in the number of small holdings, and also a decrease in the value of live stock, to the extent of more than five millions sterling. Whatever others may think of large iarme—l allude to the consolidation of small holdings from which the tenantry have been evicted—there are sensible men, thoroughly acquainted with the country, who regard the great reduction in the number of holdings as the cause of the diminu t4)n in the number of live stock. This view is shared in even by lerge landed proprietors, and I rather incline to the opinion that if the issue were now tillage versus pasture,' very many of the landlords who formerly placed all reliance on I the latter would vote for both." The O'Connell Monuments DUBLIN, Monday Evening. The first stone of the intended O'Connell monu ment was laid to-day by the Lord Mayor and the corporation at the southern extemity of Sackville• street. The demonstration was the greatest that has ever taken place in Ilunlin, and the conduct of the people was most orderly and quiet. The pro cession started at 12 o'clook from Stephen's-green, where the several trades of the city had assembled from an early hour, with their bands and the banners of their respective guilds. The persons who took part in the procession wore green sashes, rosettes, and ribbons, and many of the people who thronged the streets were similarly decorated. Amongst those who took part in the procession were the Roman Catholic Primate, Dr. Dixon, Arch bishop Leahy, arid several other ltoman Catholic prelates. Starting from Stephen's-green, the pro cession passed through the principal streets of Dub lin to Sackville-street, where the first stone was laid at about five o'clock, by the Lord Mayor in the presence of a vast assemblage. The windows along the line of the procession were closed. Traffic and business were completely suspended, and the day was kept as a holiday by the artizans and trades men. In the evening a banquet took place at the Rotunda. The Lord Mayor presided, and amongst the speakers were Archbishop Leahy, Mr. S. F. Maguire, - M.P., Sit Colman O'Loghlen, M.P., and Sir John Gray. NEW LIFEBOAT STATIONS.—The Royal National Lifeboat Institution invitee the co-operation of clergymen, officers of the navy and mercantile marine, and the gentry in general resident on the sea coast, in assisting to maintain a lifeboat station on every point of the shores of the United Kingdom where danger exists, and where shipwrecks sometimes occur. It is requisite that there should be a sufficient number of men (fishermen or others accustomed to the management of boats at sea) to man the lifeboat, and a committee formed from the re sidents in the neighbourhood to superintend the station, and to obtain such small annual subscriptions as may con tribute towards a portion of the expense. We may add that communications on this important subject may be addressed to Richard Lewis, Esq., secretary to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, John-street, Adelphi, Lon don. SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.--At half-past 4 o'clock on Sunday morning the dead body of a young gentleman was found in one of the enclosures in Kensington-gardens by Park constable Bunton, No. 30. Deceased held in his right hand a pistol of an ordinary kind, with which he had shot him self through the head. The body was taken to the Paddington dead house, and examined by Mr Beale, surgeon, who states that death must have been instanta neous after the shot was fired. There were no papers or anything else found on deceased to denote who he was, but the following description will no doubt lead to his being identified :—Age about 26 ; height about 5 feet 4 inches ; light complexion, brown hair, no whiskers; dress, black hat, black cloth coat and waistcoat, grey plaid trousers with cord seams, Balmoral boots, white linen shirt and collar, and black necktie. Deceased was a cripple, and had in hie possession a pair of brass mounted crutches, white cambric handkerchief; some silver and copper money, a pistol, ; one ball (lead), two percussion caps, and a paper containing powder. _ _ - The bulletin of the Paris Observatory of the sth inst. is as follows :--4 , The Mediterranean was yes terday traversed by the gale announced from Spai n ' There was a storm at Ajaccio about noon, a horri cane at Palerm o , an d anot h er storm at Madrid in the evening. O a the other hand, storm s continue to day a t S t . P eters burg / but tend more to the north-west. Between these two lines of summer storms, France en j o y s calm and bright weat h er; more or l ess of clouds are ob served alon g the sea coasts; but in the inland dis tricts, wh ere the a i r i s a l wa ys drier than on the seaboard; the sky is cloudless, es pecially at Paris. This morni ng t h e h ygrom eter indicated a less de . Bided degree of dryness, and another fall of the mercury at Corunna presages more.storms from the south-west." fx-lv Toinrr ‘ _ elankt HER MAJESTY, OSBORNE, August 8. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales took leave of her Majesty today, and left Osborne for Marlborough House, accompanied by the infant, Prince Albert ViCtor. The Hon. Mrs. Stonor and Major Teesdale were in attendance. Their royal highnesses crossed over to Southamp. ton the royal yacht Fairy. Her Royal Highness Princess Helena took an airing on Saturday, and was out twice yesterday. The princess will continue her airings daily. The Prince and Princess of Wales. ----- - Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by their infant son, Pr ince Albert Victor, arrived at Marlborough Souse yes terday evening from Osborne Cottage, Isle of Wight' Their royal highnesses left Trinity Wharf, Bas t Cowes, at two o'clock, in the Fairy screw Ye n " accompanied by Prince Louis of Hesse, and arrived at Southampton Docks shortly before three. He r e, they took leave of P r in ce L ou i s of Hesse, and entered a royal saloon carriage belonging to the South Western Railway C om p a ny, which was in readiness on the quay, where preparations for th e reception of their royal highnesses had been mad° by the dockmaster and Mr Beach, superintendent of the South Western Company's Southampton Stati". The saloon and some first class carriages wore dro ve into the station and, attached to the regular o'clock London train, which left at eight minuted m i n utes past three and arrived at Waterloo at a few at tho after six. The appearance of the royal carria ges arrival platform caused a few persons to assemble but by the admirable arrangements made by the CO: pany's servants, assisted by Inspector Walker , of t "" royal household police, and Inspector Young, a ti .f, L division, that portion of the platform opPc'sl.;; to which the saloon carriage stopped was kep t r l ui . t . clear, and the prince and princess passed to 1 • carriage without the slighest inconvenience . A t , three though much anxiety was evinced to see the Fr in A c i . and Princess of Wales, when the young Prin ce 4. - n bert was seen to be conveyed across the platform Id his nurse's arms, the excitement greatly increased, particularly among the female portion of the 9 ,P - rO -4 tators. They could scarcely be restrained 0° d breaking the bounds assigned them. It was n otice k . with pleasure that the young prince looked remar a ably well, and seemed to be particularly live l y s he animated. It was evident, also, by the hue oft complexion, that fresh air and sunshine We re la strangers to him. In a few minutes the royal car ; riages were set in motion, and Marlborough 11° , 11 : a was reached via Westminster-bridge shortly halfapast 6. n The Hon. Mrs Stonor and M a jor Teesdale i Were waiting on their royal highnesses. t lease Prince and Princes s o f W a l e s will town for Scotland until to-morrow. To The arrival of their royal highnesses the Prison of Wales and Prince Louis of Hesse at Torquay ; Friday evening creat e d, a s m a y be suPPsed;„, 0 little excitement in that beautiful watering P" Their royal highnesses, after visiting her ImP erldl 0, Highness the Grand Duchess Marie of 111891 drove through the town. By 6 o'clock the ne W of had spread very widely, and some thousan ds es persons came down to the quays to see the P ri v ') : e . embark in the barge for the royal steam yacht I toria and Albert, but it would appear that they were averse to running the gauntlet of e ° many loyal and enthusiastic Englishmen, an d accoraing h ; made a detour by driving on t o Meadfoot beach , ur whence:a boat took them to the yacht- On Sat " day morning the Victoria and Albert weighed ah chor, and steamed on towards Dartmouth. Tile yacht returned to Torquay at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and anchored near the Great Itock• Meadfoot, where some lines had been laid dowo be night before, at the request of the Prince of wales' in order that he might witness a little of the deep sea fishing of Torbay. The boats were ho isted out, and the Prince of Wales in his barge watched the operation of hauling in the fish. Several c on g er were taken, amongst them a monster, and his roy al highness was evidently much amused. T he fish were then taken on board, and the Prince havl returned to the yacht the anchor was weighed, au to the Victoria and Albert steamed away re p i dl Y the eastward. The Duke of Rutland has taken up his residence at the Princess Royal Hotel, Scarborough, for a few days• The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and Lady Theodora Grosvenor have left Grosvenor ilouie For The House, Dorset. The Earl and Countess of Camperdown are, making a tour of the German water in g places, and Are pc"' expected to return till the end of next m onth, when they g° to Camperdown Castle, N. 8., to pass the winter. The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury ful Ladies Victoria and Constance Ashley are expected to lesl ° town to-day on a continental tour. The Earl and Countess of C aithnes ait h nes s, for the s h a ve arrive d at their seat, Barrogill Castle, county C season. Viscountess Palmerston left town yes terda y at noon for Bradford, and will riot return until Wednesday next, Viscountess Palmerston revaains in town, The noble viscount and viscountess wero the guests of General and Mrs Bouverie, at their seat, Delapre Abbey, in NorthareP' tonshire, last week. Viscountess Jocelyn n.,nd Hon. Misses Joelyvl accompanied by Viscount Jocolyn, arrived in town yesm" (lay from St.Leonard's-on-Sea. To-day Viscountess JocelYl3; goes to Osborne to relieve die Countess (Dowager) Oi dgcumbe in her duty - as lady in Naiting to the Mount-B Queen. .--------._ THE WEATHER IN SCCITLAND.—The weather', which had been very dry and s omewhat warm for 0 0 ,,, 1 l e y re la w st a , a a a nd ve o r c y ca h si e o a n v a y l f a a h ll ow of e r r : : i o n f , w r h ai i n na f , ell. On S url 'i weeks, began to give signs of ch ange on Thursday and Fri i dt n ha the morning, continued alma st without i b ia e t g er i V sginileaill .I.sdit. T .op h n i .g s hcr for ,h Bolton, iasnl earlycome Mr. a t h f t i e s B r a t hr morning.en e l o s ng by a considerable degree of cold. —Scotsman. InefoinrtuthneatweleyCathacro' n3s°Panieii has just pre , ' seated a park to the local board for the " free an of ecrea worth," near Bolton. The park, which is about 11 live enjoyment of the inhabitants of the district Fars' is laid out, beautified, and ornamented ai . , the O° and of Mr Barnes, and it is estiniated at between 1200oraador L 13,000 in value. The local board have to keep it i n conl° and give every facility for the gratification of the munity. 1., a in the THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN. The Queen. un- , - Cowpe r most gracious manner, forwarded to CaPt• ii ` l l: ;;,, t he P. Coles, R.N., through Captain his Serena iligatuette in Prince Leiningen, R.N., a beautifully esecuted 8 Consort. In bronze of his late Royal Highness the Prince en sa ys the letter accompanying the statuette Prince Lein ing t the Queen desires him to express to Cap t. Coles the gr eat a cres; pleasure she experienced on her visit to the Royal ~.t e reign, fitted on Captain Coles' principle, in which his deed' Roy al Highness the lamented Prince Consort felt a .e interest. The statuette of the Prince her Majesty wish:: Captain Coles to accept as a souvenir of her visit to tn Royal Sovereign. Jackal 0° day afternoon her IVlajestys steamer i HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER JACKAL.-0o Seta' raised, after lying for a nurnr?er of days in Messrs Caird 8 , 1: 1 s basin, at Greenock, in a sunken state. The Jac x ties, and after being a short ti me at anchor it was discoverd': entered Rothesay bay on the 27th ult. on local fishery du, that ate was in a leaky state. The vessel was aitervisr taken round to Messrs. Caire.'s basin, at Greenock, %cher: she j a y, the water at high tide reaching nearly to the ulq e , d ec k. Efforts were made to atop the leak, a diver WI: constantly employed for this. purpose, and arra/1011°n, were also made for lifting her. She was lightened o f eveff; thing except masts, engines, and boiler, and on Sa tiV .i l o afternoon she was raised by means of casks attach,a'ilcept chains under her bottom, t;he compartments beina clear of water by constant p =Ping. e ve ning 1 1HE ECOTCLI SUNDAY'. —Oa Saturday -.- before last her Majesty's ship Salamis steamed_°Pa to Inv ergor d on with the Con imissioners Theisheriefaorio Icfc again early on Monday morning, invera:4o. Times says :—Those in comluand applied here to get _,. r . board supplies of prov.siotW, cat Sunday ; but olirer7,.. chants, much as they value the orders to supp l y. ll o ur jesty's ships, and painful as i t would be for the d at t E o o seaezeuta 4allsnt defenders starve, reopectively decline nicc.sivg. the offers sooner than two o'clock on Monday .. .": o , o t Oa this it was answered that the supplies u rge nt n: ti : ori s after 131 fig that required the departure of the Salam 0 mouday " elsewhere," and wog resumo it was soule.urgent r' here some 36 hours, about one hour too ear ly a morning for getting stores 02 board. 11 6 . Di b i ,tl e tt4 )3 42 i Italian I 1 . 3 F t . 1- , ,,,, e4 011 I.„;' 4 via 40a,)4 C ob , 8018 .1)0 Aci 11:1 ' 1 010, 0 f o r 14(1 1 4s, te e to : eon dcie I t ha v , 1 4th, and 14,,d t eeri Preen Ban D Uo , I N D o 4 Do; o Do, Do t t D o , 4 4 Do 41 4tri;